Future
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfjuː.t͡ʃəː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Future is a noun meaning The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
Meaning
The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
More Meanings
- Something that will happen in moments yet to come.
- Goodness in what is yet to come. Something to look forward to.
- The likely prospects for or fate of someone or something in time to come.
- (grammar) Verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future; future tense.
- (finance) Alternative form of futures.
- (computing, programming) An object that retrieves the value of a promise.
- (sports) A minor-league prospect.
Example Sentences
There is no future in dwelling on the past.
Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.
It[The study] also attempts to predict the future progression of AI as it relates to new inventions.
Again, it's unlikely they will return to traffic, but futures have been secured for four that will be heading to heritage railways [...].
Word Forms
- futures
Synonyms for future
Depending on context, synonyms include to-come, toward, unborn, coming, forthcoming, prospective.
Antonyms for future
Common opposites include past, present, yore, yesteryear.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include early, subsequent, later, forthcoming, upcoming, succeeding.
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